Improvement in potato-planter



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LANSING VAN WIE, OF BETHLHEM, NEW YORK.

` Letters Patent No. 91,7 98, dated June, 22, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN POTATO-PLANTR.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may, concern p drawings making a partici' this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings, is a plan view of my in# vention. l

Figures 2 and 3 are details.

My invention relates to machines for planting potatoes; and

It consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices by which potatoes may be out, dropped, planted, and covered by one continuous operation.

My invention is susceptible of use with or without the cutting-apparatus.

The letter A, of the drawings, represents a plow, constructed in an oblong shoe-form, and having its outer edges turned upward, as shown. The team to draw the apparatus is attached by-a suitable clevis at the'point c.

The letter B represents a cylinder, open at top and bottom, and with slotted openings in its sides, as shown. Small wires, d, are passed from the top of this cylinder, in a diagonal position, downward, until they form a species of basket, to guide the potatoes downward The lettert' represents'a. crank, arranged in the side of the roller, and operating the lever n, as shown. A similar crank is connected with the opposite side Aof said roller, which operates the valve, that allows the potatoes to pass downward from the holder H, as

V hereinafter described.

The letter H represents the holder in which the potatoes are placed for planting.

I make an opening in the bottom of this-holder, as shown at o, and place therein the sliding valve s.

The crank on the rear side of' the roller is connected with the cord t, which'said cord is united with the valve s, as shown.l l

The result is that at each revolution of said crank, the cord t draws the valve s open, and allows a single potato to pass downward from thepotato-holder. The return movement of said crank serves to draw the valve s backward, and close the opening o.

The lever fn has an arm, c, arranged upon it, as shown on fig. 2, which arm, at each revolution of the roller, is drawn downward, thereby forcing a potato upon the knife h. l

The holding, dropping, cutting, and rolling'devices above described, are connected with the plow and coverer in the manner shown on fig. 1.

The peculiar shape given to the plow makes it subserve the purposeof a cover-er as well as a plow.

hVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l The machine above described for dropping, cutting,

covering, and rolling potatoes, at one continuous op` eration, constructed substantially as described.

In 'testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed myname, in the presence of ltwo witnesses.

LANSING VAN WIE.

Witnesses: r

EDW. G. SHERLEY, PETER PRIBER. 

